Sonics coach Bob Hill was asked where LeBron James could rank amongst the NBA greats and he said James could be No. 1 if he remains committed to winning and keeps working as he has to improve his game. Hill made a great observation, saying James was the size of Sonics power forward Nick Collison but could do what point guard Luke Ridnour does. He’s right. James is averaging nearly seven assists and seven rebounds per game. Hill was shocked to hear that James is still two weeks away from his 22nd birthday. That is a scary proposition.
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Wednesday was a typical second game of a back-to-back for an NBA team as the Sonics were drubbed 99-84 by the Chicago Bulls. The Sonics couldn’t throw a snowball in Lake Michigan in the first half, hitting 13 of 42 shots, forcing coach Bob Hill to go with a small lineup and essentially benching Nick Collison and Chris Wilcox. Neither of those guys played well in the early going, and Hill decided to go with a faster, more athletic lineup for a potential rally.
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